Say No to Valentine, Once and for All
- 9 years ago
ImMoral ImModest activity of Christians itself denied by Bible. unfortunately, in our system we Muslims tend to follow and celebrate their false traditions.
"Say No to Valentine`s Day, Once and for All.!!"
Okay...so it's that time of the year again. When they say that you see ' 'love' is in the air. The time when ' everywhere.....red hearts, red candy, red flowers, red balloons, red roses.
And when you walk into the stores you see chocolates, and teddy bears and jewelry and gifts for 'that someone special you know'. This is the time when the old and the young, and even kids, as young as those in elementary school, exchange valentine cards and 'love notes' amongst themselves. And why is all this? Because it's "Valentine's Day"...that's why.
But the sad calamity is, that even us Muslims are doing this. And its not just in the West. Those living in Muslim countries are just as involved. They too, are exchanging cards and gifts and love notes. They too, are celebrating Valentine's Day. But what is this "Valentine's Day" after all? Have we ever thought about it? What's the story behind it? What does celebrating "Valentine's Day" really mean? Where does this fit in a Muslim's life? Does it even fit in it at all?
Looking at the Qur'aan and Sunnah, one should realize that we should not be celebrating it in the first place, because it is a celebration of the non-Muslims with pagan/christian roots. More information on it may be found on various web sites, such as this one
But the point of this article is not to prove where this celebration originated from; rather it is to assert that this celebration is not part of our deen. Whatever we need to celebrate has been prescribed to us by Allaah and His Messenger (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) and it is prohibited to celebrate anything else. That is why Allaah saidُ
For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies which they must follow." [Surah alHajj:67] And the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) said: ‘Every nation has its own Eid (celebration) and this is our Eid (meaning Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha). ’ (al-Bukhaari, Muslim) But, even if this Divine command was not there, it still would not be appropriate for a Muslim to celebrate Valentine's Day. Why is that? Because, if you really think about it, what this day promotes and revolves around, goes against the very basic principles of Islaam. What this day encourages, cuts at the very roots of what our religion teaches us. Let us see what some of these issues are: 1. Allaah commands us to lower our gaze and not look at the opposite gender.
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“Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and protect their private parts....And tell the believing women to lower their gaze, and protect their private parts...” Surah al-Noor :30-31) But Valentine's Day encourages people to deliberately look and stare and seek out the 'one' that you find attractive and pick him/her as your valentine.
"Say No to Valentine`s Day, Once and for All.!!"
Okay...so it's that time of the year again. When they say that you see ' 'love' is in the air. The time when ' everywhere.....red hearts, red candy, red flowers, red balloons, red roses.
And when you walk into the stores you see chocolates, and teddy bears and jewelry and gifts for 'that someone special you know'. This is the time when the old and the young, and even kids, as young as those in elementary school, exchange valentine cards and 'love notes' amongst themselves. And why is all this? Because it's "Valentine's Day"...that's why.
But the sad calamity is, that even us Muslims are doing this. And its not just in the West. Those living in Muslim countries are just as involved. They too, are exchanging cards and gifts and love notes. They too, are celebrating Valentine's Day. But what is this "Valentine's Day" after all? Have we ever thought about it? What's the story behind it? What does celebrating "Valentine's Day" really mean? Where does this fit in a Muslim's life? Does it even fit in it at all?
Looking at the Qur'aan and Sunnah, one should realize that we should not be celebrating it in the first place, because it is a celebration of the non-Muslims with pagan/christian roots. More information on it may be found on various web sites, such as this one
But the point of this article is not to prove where this celebration originated from; rather it is to assert that this celebration is not part of our deen. Whatever we need to celebrate has been prescribed to us by Allaah and His Messenger (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) and it is prohibited to celebrate anything else. That is why Allaah saidُ
For every nation We have ordained religious ceremonies which they must follow." [Surah alHajj:67] And the Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa sallam) said: ‘Every nation has its own Eid (celebration) and this is our Eid (meaning Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha). ’ (al-Bukhaari, Muslim) But, even if this Divine command was not there, it still would not be appropriate for a Muslim to celebrate Valentine's Day. Why is that? Because, if you really think about it, what this day promotes and revolves around, goes against the very basic principles of Islaam. What this day encourages, cuts at the very roots of what our religion teaches us. Let us see what some of these issues are: 1. Allaah commands us to lower our gaze and not look at the opposite gender.
ُ
“Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and protect their private parts....And tell the believing women to lower their gaze, and protect their private parts...” Surah al-Noor :30-31) But Valentine's Day encourages people to deliberately look and stare and seek out the 'one' that you find attractive and pick him/her as your valentine.